LAS VEGAS - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 12th annual Big O
Tires NHRA Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:
Left Lane: Kevin Wayman No Time, Now #2
Right Lane: Casey Grisel Runs 5.568/257.38, Now #1

Wayman hit the throttle, the engine popped and the
car came to a stop before the finish line. Grisel goes right down the groove with a clean pass.

Left Lane: Aaron Olivarez Runs 5.503/266.16, Now #2
Right Lane: William Litton Runs 5.467/250.55, Now #1

Litton goes right down the groove with a career best to take the early pole. Olivarez makes a decent pass
but was trailing Litton all the way through the run Left Lane: Jackie Fricke Runs 5.503/245.18, Now #3
Right Lane: Todd Odom No Time, Now #6

Odom left before the tree was activated and did not get a time. Fricke goes right down the groove with a
clean run and gets in the third spot for now. Left Lane: Don St. Arnaud Runs 13.060/78.77, Now #5
Right Lane: Johnny Ahten Runs 15.688/31.67, Now #6

Ahten gets about 100 feet out, strikes the tires and backs off the throttle. St. Arnaud gets a little
further and loses traction. Left Lane: Alan Bradshaw Runs 5.361/259.36, Now #1

Bradshaw makes an impressive run, his quickest this season, and he takes the pole for now. Left Lane: Greg Hunter Runs 5.458/262.74, Now #2
Right Lane: Ray Martin Runs 11.483/51.42, Now #7

Martin gets about 300 feet out and loses the blower belt. Hunter makes a decent pass and gets in the second
spot for now. Left Lane: Garrett Bateman Runs 5.297/262.18, Now #1
Right Lane: Megan McKernan No Time, Now #13

Bateman goes right down the groove with an impressive pass and moves into the top spot for now. McKernan has
problems and does not make a pass. Left Lane: John Finke Runs 5.475/260.41, Now #5
Right Lane: Joey Severance Runs 5.510/258.76, Now #8

Finke makes a clean straight pass and moves into the fifth spot for now. Severance moved around a little but
still made a decent run. Left Lane: Chase Copeland Runs 5.534/262.13, Now #10
Right Lane: Sidnei Frigo Runs 5.351/263.92, Now #2

Frigo goes right down the groove and gets in the second spot for now. Copeland makes a clean pass but is a
little off the pace. Left Lane: Randy Meyer Runs 5.508/247.25, Now #10
Right Lane: Mark Taliaferro Runs 5.442/269.51, Now #4

Meyer was moving around early in the run but makes a decent pass to get in the tenth spot for now.
Taliaferro goes right down the groove and gets in the show in the fourth spot for now. Left Lane: Duane Shields Runs 5.466/255.00, Now #6
Right Lane: Jim Whiteley Runs 21.715/27.40, Now #18

Whiteley hits the throttle, moves about 10 feet and backs off the throttle, not sure why. Shields makes a
clean pass and ges in the sixth spot to end this session.